Crippling

Why do we
continually wish for 
the precise thing 
we don’t need 
a stick in 
the eye a
meal we can’t 
finish one drink 
too many why
do we expose 
ourselves to the 
very thing that 
will cripple us 
for me it
was your smile 
I didn’t need 
another smile in
fact the last 
thing that I 
needed was a 
smile specifically yours